Mother of pearl amulet in the form of a twisted horn

Made:
1880-1920
Amulet, piece of mother of pearl in form of a twisted horn (?)

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Amulet, piece of mother of pearl in form of a twisted horn (?)
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Amulet, piece of mother of pearl in form of a twisted horn (?), to avert the Evil Eye, de Mortillet Collection, Italian, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A666136
Materials:
mother of pearl and metal
type:
pendants